Free Linux Foundation OTCA Exam Questions

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Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Jan 06, 2026

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Question 1

You have a root span representing an HTTP request and a child span representing a database query executed as part of handling that request. How should the child span reference its parent span?

A : By setting the child span's Trace ID to match the parent span's Trace ID

B : By creating a new Trace ID for the child span

C : By setting the child span's parent_id to the parent span's Span ID

D : By leaving the parent_id field empty in the child span

Answer: C

Question 2

Which of the following conditions requires incrementing the MINOR version number of the schema file format?

A : Adding a completely new section that does not affect existing consumers.

B : Adding a new required setting that affects existing consumers.

C : Adding a new optional setting with a default value that matches the previous behavior.

D : Changing the data type of an existing attribute.

Answer: C

Question 3

You have a single receiver configured in your OpenTelemetry Collector that needs to send telemetry data to two separate trace pipelines. How can you achieve this configuration?

A : Define two separate receiver instances with different names.

B : Use a processor to duplicate the telemetry data to multiple pipelines.

C : List the same receiver under both pipeline configurations in the service.pipelines section.

D : Configure the receiver to export to multiple exporters within a single pipeline.

Answer: C

Question 4

What role does the OpenTelemetry Collector play in the context of log management?

A : It only collects traces and metrics, not logs.

B : It replaces all existing logging libraries in applications.

C : It serves as a backend storage for logs.

D : It enriches and processes log data uniformly before exporting.

Answer: D

Question 5

You have a root span representing an HTTP request and a child span representing a database query executed as part of handling that request. How should the child span reference its parent span?

A : By setting the child span's Trace ID to match the parent span's Trace ID

B : By creating a new Trace ID for the child span

C : By setting the child span's parent_id to the parent span's Span ID

D : By leaving the parent_id field empty in the child span

Answer: C

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Total 354 Questions | Updated On: Jan 06, 2026

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